Osypenko-Radomska Inna

Biography

Date of Birth: 20.09.1982

Inna Vladimirovna Osypenko-Radomska - a Ukrainian athlete who competed in kayak racing, Olympic champion in Beijing 2008, two-time silver medalist of the Olympics in London 2012, and bronze medalist of the 2004 Athens Games.

Place of Birth. Education. Born in the village of Novoraisk in the Kherson region. Graduate of the National University of Physical Culture and Sports of Ukraine.

General Information. Height - 168 cm. Weight - 60 kg.

Representative of 'Ukraine' - 'Dynamo', Kyiv region.

Coaches - Margarita Bobyleva, Sergey Dubinin. First coach - S. Dubinin.

Awards and Achievements. Honored Master of Sports.

Olympics 2004 in Athens - 3rd place (Four-person kayak, 500 meters).

World Championship 2007 - 3rd place (Single kayak, 200 meters).

Champion of the XXIX Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. I. Osypenko-Radomska won the gold medal in the single kayak race, completing the distance of 500 meters in 1 minute 50.673 seconds. The silver medal went to Josefa Idem from Italy (1 minute 50.677 seconds), and the 'bronze medal' was won by representatives of Germany Kathrin Wagner-Augustin (1 minute 51.022 seconds).

World Championship 2010 - 1st place (Single kayak, 500 meters).

World Championship 2010 - 2nd place (Single kayak, 200 meters).

World Championship 2011 - 3rd place (Single kayak, 200 meters and 500 meters).

In 2012 at the XXX Olympic Games in London - she finished second in the 500m sprint in the single kayak race and secured the first silver for Ukraine at the London Olympics. She also achieved second place in the 200m sprint in the single kayak race. Thus, Inna won her second silver in London and her fourth Olympic medal in her career.

Until 2014, Osypenko-Radomska represented Ukraine, then changed her sports citizenship and competed as a representative of Azerbaijan, where she won one gold medal, two silver medals, and three bronze medals at World Championships. As part of the Azerbaijani team, she won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

In August 2018, Inna Osypenko-Radomska was disqualified for four years for refusing a doping test conducted outside of competition. Since her test refusal in May 2018, she has not participated in competitions.

Awards. Order 'For Merit' II class (August 15, 2012).Order 'For Merit' III class (September 4, 2008).Order of Princess Olga III class (September 18, 2004).

Marital Status. Married, has a daughter and a son.

20.09.2023